Born in Verona in 1987 Andrea Battistoni is one of rising young talents at the international level.

In January 2013 he has been appointed First Guest Conductor at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genova with a three-years engagement for two operas and two symphonic productions a year.
From May 2015 he will be nominated the new Principal Guest Conductor of Tokyo Philarmonic Orchestra.

He started his career at a very young age performing in many notable theatres as Theater Basel, Verdi/Trieste, San Carlo/Naples, Filarmonico/Verona, La Fenice/Venice, Lirico/Cagliari, Massimo/Palermo, Regio/Parma. He also led some prestigious orchestras: St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana, Orchestra da Camera di Mantova, Orchestra dei Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, Royal College of Music Orchestra Manchester, Orchestra dell’Arena di Verona, Orchestra Giovanile Italiana, Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento.

Noteworthy his debut at the Teatro alla Scala in Milano and the historical production of Le Nozze di Figaro and at the Teatro Regio in Parma with “Stiffelio”, Il trovatore in concert form at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, La Boheme in Naples.